Laser Processing for Microfluidic Device Fabrication
Universal Laser Systems Inc
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Laser Processing for Microfluidic Device Fabrication
Microfluidics is the technology for moving, mixing, processing and analyzing fluids on a microscale. The minimum feature size on a microfluidic device is typically between 50 and 100μm, but can be as small as 5μm. The most commercially-successful application of microfluidic technology to date is the ink jet print head. Microfluidic devices that integrate assay functions are now revolutionizing the fields of microbiology and clinical pathology by providing inexpensive lab-on-a-chip devices that deliver test results much more quickly than traditional techniques. There are three basic types of microfluidic devices; those that are fabricated from silicon or glass, those that are fabricated from polymers and those that are fabricated from laminates of several different materials.
